Chapter 3

Of course, the methods Su Xuan had prepared for Hua Tuo were not limited to this.

Hua Tuo did not know Su Xuan's inner thoughts; hearing this, a look of relief and emotion immediately appeared on his face.

This Su Xuan has such noble character!

Su Xuan looked at Su Yu and the others and said: "You should listen as well! I will teach you in detail later!"

As he spoke, Su Xuan began to practice slowly, explaining the three techniques in detail.

After finishing one set, Su Xuan looked at Hua Tuo and asked: "What does the master think?"

"Hoo!"

Hua Tuo let out a long breath, looking at Su Xuan in wonder as he praised: "I previously underestimated you, and underestimated the power and magic of these three techniques."

"Whether in terms of body-tempering efficiency or depth, the Five Forms Body-Tempering Method is incomparable to my Five Animal Frolics."

"The Tendon-Changing and Bone-Forging Technique is even more of a divine technique among divine techniques; it can actually change tendons, forge bones, and improve physical aptitude."

"Su kid, these techniques must absolutely not be leaked. Do not share them with anyone other than family and those you can absolutely trust."

"I was reckless; had I known, I shouldn't have asked to learn them."

"However, I, Hua Tuo, swear here that I will never leak even a single bit of these three techniques. If I violate this oath, may I be struck by lightning and suffer eternal destruction."

It is no wonder Hua Tuo was so serious; such techniques capable of improving one's aptitude are simply too powerful.

If leaked, it would absolutely bring a catastrophic disaster upon the Su family.

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"Sir, you are being too serious!"

Su Xuan smiled as he replied, though he was very satisfied with Hua Tuo's stance.

He then turned to his three younger brothers with a stern face and said sharply: "You all heard the master, right? You must absolutely not leak these three techniques, do you understand? Otherwise, our family might face a catastrophic disaster!"

Su Yu and the others were startled and quickly expressed their stance:

"Yes! Eldest brother! We understand! We will absolutely not leak them!"

"Right!"

"Exactly!"

They were not stupid; of course, they knew the gravity of the situation.

"Good!"

Su Xuan nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Hua Tuo and cupped his hands: "Sir! I am very interested in medical arts. Furthermore, I have a precious medical classic in my collection; why don't you move to my study so we can chat?"

Although Hua Tuo had already sworn an oath, and given the character of the ancients and Hua Tuo himself, it was impossible for him to leak them, Su Xuan wanted to keep Hua Tuo even more.

He prepared to strike while the iron was hot and win Hua Tuo over completely.

"Then I shall respectfully comply!"

Hua Tuo paused for a moment, then cupped his hands in agreement.

He immediately followed Su Xuan to his study.

Su Xuan directly handed over a medical book written and bound in silk, with the cover inscribed: "Thousand Gold Prescriptions."

He said to Hua Tuo: "Sir, this is the medical book; you may take a look first!"

"Oh?"

Hua Tuo took the medical book with a look of surprise, thinking to himself, there really is a medical book?

He had previously thought this was just an excuse Su Xuan made because he was worried about him leaving.

Now it seemed he had judged a gentleman with the heart of a petty person.

Shameful! Shameful!

He immediately began to flip through it with a look of embarrassment.

Upon reading it, he was deeply attracted by the medical book.

He became completely immersed in it.

Seeing this, Su Xuan smiled slightly; he was not in a hurry, so he sat down, drank tea, waited, and began to organize and deepen his comprehension of the three newly created techniques.

Half an hour later,

"Hoo..."

Hua Tuo suddenly snapped out of the medical book, let out a long breath, and then cupped his hands to Su Xuan with an apologetic look: "Apologies! I accidentally became too immersed!"

"This is truly a great medical book! I am unworthy of it! Please, young master, take it back!"

"Furthermore, I will keep the kindness of today in my heart. In the future, if the young master's family has any requests, no matter where I am, I will arrive as quickly as possible."

He had a good memory; although he hadn't memorized it completely in one go, he had remembered fifty or sixty percent.

The key was that the medical knowledge within it provided great inspiration and improvement for his own medical arts.

This was absolutely a peerless work by a divine doctor.

This person's medical skills were at least not below his own, and very likely exceeded them.

Hua Tuo believed that with this knowledge, after he digested it for a while, his medical skills would surely reach a higher level.

"Eh! Sir, what are you saying?"

Su Xuan waved his hands quickly, stood up, and bowed: "Sir, you saved my life first; how could I dare claim credit?"

"If you really feel bad about it, I have a proposal that benefits both sides; would you like to hear it?"

"Oh?"

Hua Tuo felt a stir in his heart, raised his hand in a gesture of invitation, and said: "Young master, please, let me hear it."

Su Xuan was delighted and immediately said: "After this life-and-death experience, I deeply felt the importance of a divine doctor."

"I intend to open a medical academy in Dengxian County and invite you to serve as the dean to teach medical knowledge."

"At the same time, I also want to learn medical arts from you for a period of time; what do you think, sir?"

"This..."

Hua Tuo hesitated upon hearing this.

His life's ambition was to travel the world, hanging up his pot to save people.

He was certainly unwilling to stay in one place.

Su Xuan saw his hesitation and immediately added: "One more thing, I have several more medical books like the Thousand Gold Prescriptions in my possession. As long as you agree, I will present them to you with both hands."

"Really?"

Hua Tuo stood up excitedly, looking at Su Xuan with burning eyes.

He knew all too well how rare the Thousand Gold Prescriptions were.

To have one such divine book was already a stroke of heaven-sent luck; Su Xuan actually said he had several more?

Hua Tuo admitted he was tempted.

"Naturally, it is true! How could I deceive you, sir?"

Su Xuan nodded with a smile, his heart blooming with joy.

I don't believe you won't be tempted.

"Sigh... Young master, you have really given me a difficult problem!"

Hua Tuo came back to his senses and began to get a headache.

Agreeing was difficult, but not agreeing, he couldn't bear to let go.

Su Xuan felt it was about time, so he continued to persuade: "I know your life's ambition is to save the world, but saving the world does not necessarily require you to travel the world and do everything yourself!"

"Think about it, sir! How many people can you save on your own? A thousand? Or ten thousand?"

Hua Tuo shook his head: "Ten thousand is an exaggeration! I have been practicing medicine for decades, and I have only saved about a thousand patients!"

"Exactly!"

Su Xuan clapped his hands and laughed: "The strength of one person is ultimately limited!"

"But if you stay and teach a large number of doctors at the medical academy, it will be completely different!"

"Teaching one person means at least a thousand more people can be saved."

"Teaching ten people means ten thousand more; what about a hundred, or a thousand?"

"To save the world, relying on the strength of one person is not the way."

"Only by teaching enough qualified doctors is the right path; what do you think, sir?"

If he didn't trick him into staying, how else was he supposed to get by?